A season that began with a lockout could end with one of the most memorable playoffs ever, thanks to Chicago’s comeback from a 3-1 game deficit to beat the hated Red Wings.

The Blackhawks and Penguins were far and away the two best teams during the regular season, taking turns posting two of the greatest win streaks in league history. If both win in their next round, it could mean one of the all-time great Stanley Cup finals. Let’s cross our fingers.

Nats’ plan fails

The Nationals shut down a healthy Stephen Strasburg last year, then fell one pitch short of winning their first playoff series. Now, Washington is wallowing in mediocrity and Strasburg is down with an oblique strain.

Babying pitchers makes no more sense than overusing them. And you can’t turn down chances to win it all because you never know when those chances are going to come again.

LeBron can’t win

LeBron James may indeed one day win as many NBA championships as Michael Jordan, but Jordan never said it was sound strategy to flop on defense, and Scottie Pippen never wore capri pants with his suit the way James’ sidekick Dwyane Wade did.

Those are just two reasons that even if James matches or exceeds every accomplishment Jordan reached, he will never match MJ in stature. Something about James, despite all his muscles and incredible skills, just seems small.

Cubs’ best pick

The Cubs could get almost immediate pitching help by drafting either Stanford’s Mark Appel or Oklahoma’s Jonathan Gray with the No. 2 pick in Thursday’s draft. And even though the Cubs are ninth in the majors in ERA, only Jeff Samardzija profiles as someone the Cubs can count on three years from now, so Appel, especially, makes sense.

Still, I’d take third baseman Kris Bryant, who has 31 home runs in 58 games for the University of San Diego this season. The Cubs need hitting so much tha pitcher Travis Wood is second on the team in both batting average and OPS.